Madam Koh Swee Keow alerted a National Environment Agency ( NEA ) representative in Singapore after learning that fallen leaves clogging public drains outside her Siglap landed home might cause a flood.
Three years later, she continued to look out for problems– and her position became more formal.  ,
When NEA’s area accountant program first launched in 2020, Mdm Koh, who has lived in Siglap for about 30 years, became a member.
Residents of 53 personal estates across the nation are urged to assist with the program. They help NEA area check washing roads that the company oversees, including walkways, drains, roads and vehicle stops.
These residents also keep an eye out for mosquito clusters, mouse burrows, storm prone areas and trash hotspots.
When NEA asked her whether she wanted to be part of the project, Mdm Koh said:” My thought was: ‘ I’m now doing what this project wanted the participants to accomplish, so why not?'”
” You are aware of how clean and green Singapore is. I’m really interested in playing some part. Just to add to it, for what I’ve enjoyed all these times”, she added.  ,
Her determination to do more to protect the environment around her was strengthened by her brother’s encounter with dengue in 2021, which led to his hospitalization. Flies that breed in sluggish water are the source of the disease transmission.